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Best Western Claydon Hotel.

Enjoy an idyllic break near Ipswich.

The Best Western Claydon Hotel is handily situated off the A14 only 5 miles west of Ipswich town centre. A perfect venue for business trips and stopovers. Small enough to ensure individual attention, yet spacious enough for a comfortable stay. A mixture of rural charm and modern convenience with a delightful Victorian dining room and additional function room for larger gatherings. Excellent road links to Norwich, Colchester and Cambridge make the hotel a great place to do business. You will have all that you need on site and will never be far from the areas recreational attractions.

If you're looking for the perfect wedding venue, the Best Western Claydon Hotel is the one. Whether youre planning a traditional reception or a civil service, you'll have a team of experts to help you every step of the way.

Wedding service and reception venue

We have a number of contacts, from DJs to live bands, which must be music to your ears! Whatever you want us to organise, we'll make sure your evening entertainment gets a great reception.

Catering

We'll give you plenty of food for thought when the time comes to choose your wedding food. From simple buffets to AA Rosette standard 3 course meals, we can cater for up to 120 without compromising on quality!

Honeymoon Suite

After your vows, it's time for the wows! Our exquisite, newly refurbished honeymoon suite with canopy bed and large flat screen TV is the perfect place to spend your special night.

Shopping

Most of our guests are here on business. However, our meeting rooms and conference suites make working out of office a real pleasure!

Available room set ups

BanquetBoardroomClassroomTheatreU shape

Room

Theatre

Classroom

U-Shape

Boardroom

Banquet

Crystal Room 1

30

30

20

24

20

Crystal Room 2

30

30

20

24

20

Gipping Valley Suite 1

100

30

40

40

100

Oak Room

25

15

20

20

20

Gipping Valley Suite 2

30

16

16

16

20

Gipping Full Suite

130

40

40

40

100

Have an enquiry? Contact events on 0845 620 0506

Reviews

TripAdvisor Traveller Rating:Based on 297 traveller reviews

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Anniversary lunch

18/12/201860stravellingcouple, Suffolk

We chose Claydon House Hotel again for our anniversary lunch. Good choices on the special Christmas menu. The waitresses were very courteous and helpful. The food was fantastic! Recommend to eat any t...more

We chose Claydon House Hotel again for our anniversary lunch. Good choices on the special Christmas menu. The waitresses were very courteous and helpful. The food was fantastic! Recommend to eat any time. When we left they gave us a box of chocolates with their best wishes for our anniversary. We will be back again and again.less

Great staff - very friendly - nothing was too much trouble

18/11/2018Kathryn ',

Booked for a couple of nights - was visiting the Corn Exchange to see David O'Doherty and catching up with family. Room was clean, but cold until we worked out the radiators didn't work but that the A...more

Booked for a couple of nights - was visiting the Corn Exchange to see David O'Doherty and catching up with family. Room was clean, but cold until we worked out the radiators didn't work but that the A/C unit pumped out hot air too! Didn't have evening meals there but enjoyed the cooked breakfast. Happily they catered for gluten allergies and were still able to enjoy a fried slice with the bacon! Also had my Earl Grey and Red Bush teas. Refilled when requested and fresh milk in a jug rather than the pots of milk. Asked for big mugs too and they were sourced in a flash for a proper cuppa (needed hand warming after a long walk down the river from Needham Market!!) The staff were friendly and happy to do whatever was needed to make the stay more enjoyable. The only downside was the lack of tv reception on some channels. Ample car parking too, bus stop just outside if need be as well.less

Exceeded Expectations.

03/11/2018GNP1953, Stockport, United Kingdom

Visited in October,with a group of 20 for 3 nights.Room was clean and well presented.
The absolutely outstanding feature of this hotel is the food. We were expecting a reasonable standard of hotel ty...more

Visited in October,with a group of 20 for 3 nights.Room was clean and well presented.
The absolutely outstanding feature of this hotel is the food. We were expecting a reasonable standard of hotel type food each night,but were completely knocked off our feet at the quality and taste and presentation of all types of dishes that we all ate. Top marks to the Chef.less

A very comfortable and quiet stay

08/10/2018Julie M, Poole, United Kingdom

Hotel is very clean and quiet. Room had air conditioning, worked really well. Shower powerful and hot. Food was lovely and service really good. Check in easy and staff helpful. Breakfast was the b...more

Hotel is very clean and quiet. Room had air conditioning, worked really well. Shower powerful and hot. Food was lovely and service really good. Check in easy and staff helpful. Breakfast was the best I've ever had in a hotel!!! This is a village location, there is a bus route that runs pretty frequently (at least on the hour I think) into the main Ipswich town, it runs opposite the hotel to the right. There is also a bus into neighbouring villages which have a main train line into London. I would recommend going to Stowmarket to do this rather than Ipswich as it is easier to get from the bus to the station. The bus drivers are friendly and will point you in the right direction (approx 7 minute walk). If you want a taxi make sure you either prepare for a little wait or book one in preparation as they have to come from neighbouring town/village and take around 10 - 20 minutes to arrive if they have cabs available. The pub across the road does standard fayre pub grub - not really my cup of tea but I do know it is popular so be prepared for a wait, people I met in the pub there had to wait over an hour from queuing to book to food on the table.Thoroughly recommend this hotel. I stayed in room 222.less

Owner Response

Claydon I, Manager at Best Western Claydon Hotel, responded to this review

Good Afternoon Julie,
Thank you so much for this wonderful feedback. I will pass your comments on to all of the team and we look forward to welcoming you back to the hotel in the future.
Yours sincerely
Frankie Manners –Operations Manager

Griffin Ringers 2018 Outing

08/10/2018Loraine J, Rugby, United Kingdom

We would thoroughly recommend this hotel to all, if you are a couple or a party looking for a venue to have as a base for touring Suffolk. For the staff nothing was too much trouble, the accommodation...more

We would thoroughly recommend this hotel to all, if you are a couple or a party looking for a venue to have as a base for touring Suffolk. For the staff nothing was too much trouble, the accommodation was excellent ( particularly if you have 'picky' people in your party!) and the food provided was probably the best I have experienced. A huge thank you from 23 very satisfied people for making us so welcome and providing us with a truly memorable weekend.less

Owner Response

Claydon I, Manager at Best Western Claydon Hotel, responded to this review

Wonderful; delighted you enjoyed your stay; I will commend the team for their hard work and we hope you will return in the future, many thanks.
kind regards
Frankie Manners-Operations Manager